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Spring Registration for
Fall 2026

Registration opens for students according to their entry class and year level. Students should check the PeopleSoft Student Center for their registration appointment time or refer to the chart below. On the appointed day, registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Once registration is open to a student, the system remains available 24 hours a day.

Single Course Priority Registration
Registration will open to students 15 minutes prior to the times listed below to allow students to add a single course (or two half-credit courses) early and increase their chances of getting in. Simply check the one course you want to prioritize and press ‘Submit’ at 7:15 a.m. At 7:30 a.m., registration continues as normal allowing students to add up to four courses in total.

Students are encouraged to register immediately upon their registration appointment to increase the likelihood of obtaining their choice of course. Advising is required before registering and the advising period runs from March 23 through April 3. Students register themselves online through PeopleSoft Campus Solutions.

For connection and systems problems, students are encouraged to contact the Help Desk at 315-781-4357 or  helpdesk@hws.edu.

Students who have had a year level classification change will still be allowed to register with their entry class. Check your assigned registration appointment time in your PeopleSoft Student Center.

STUDENT YR. LEVEL/CLASS

REGISTRATION OPENS

Students going abroad and students currently abroad in an HWS program 

7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 2 (No early single course priority registration) 

Transfer Students

7:30 a.m., Monday, April 6 (7:15 a.m. - single course priority registration)

Current Seniors and Graduate Students

7:30 a.m., Monday, April 6 (7:15 a.m. - single course priority registration)

Current Juniors

7:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 8 (7:15 a.m. - single course priority registration)

Current Sophomores

7:30 a.m., Friday, April 10 (7:15 a.m. - single course priority registration)

Current First Years

7:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 15 (7:15 a.m. - single course priority registration)

Open Enrollment/Students May Add a Fifth Course

7:30 a.m., Thursday, April 16

OPEN ENROLLMENT: Enrollment is open to all beginning April 15. At this time students may add a fifth course to their schedules.

Non-Matriculated Student and Alumni Enrollment:
Students who are not candidates for a degree, including alumni, are admitted to courses only with permission from the instructor who determines their qualifications to undertake the work. Non-matriculated students must complete a Non-Matriculated Student Application Form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar (Demarest Hall ground floor; registrar@hws.edu). Non-matriculated students are not admitted into courses until the first week of classes.

DROP/ADD

    • Fall Semester 2026 Drop/Add week is August 31 through September 4.
    • The extended Drop/Add period is from September 5 through September 11.
    • Students are encouraged to discuss changes with their advisor in advance. An instructor’s signature is not required to add or drop a course during the first week of classes, unless the course is closed, the student does not meet pre-requisites, or the course carries the footnote "permission needed from Instructor."
    • Students should refer to the policy section on dropping and adding courses beyond the drop/add period.
    Information regarding registration, adding and dropping courses, and viewing class schedules, grades, course descriptions and schedules, may be found on the HWS PeopleSoft Website.